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Most Chiefs players stood, locking arms on the sideline for the national anthem. At least one Chiefs player knelt and raised a fist. Players locked arm-and-arm across the goal line for the Black national anthem. Texans players were not on the field for either “The Star-Spangled Banner” or the Black national anthem.

by Joe Callen The BLM-NFL season got off to a rough start Thursday night before a single snap was played. The Chiefs were on the field and locked arms during the “Black National Anthem” (Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing) while the Texans remained in the locker room. The playing field contained BLM-themed messages beyond each end zone: "IT TAKES ALL OF US'' beyond one and "END RACISM'' beyond the other. Then players from both the Chiefs and Texans came on the field and linked arms, as "social justice" messages, including "End Racism," were shown on the scoreboard. A moment...

Kansas City Chiefs fans booed as players from both the Chiefs and Texans linked arms in a “moment of unity” and called for social justice before the game started Thursday evening. The Chiefs were on the field and locked arms during the “Black Anthem” while the Texans remained in the locker room. Kansas City Chiefs fans booed as players from both the Chiefs and Texans linked arms in a “moment of unity” and called for social justice before the game started Thursday evening. The Chiefs were on the field and locked arms during the “Black Anthem” while the Texans remained...